Sword Guard (Tsuba)

Medium

Iron

Dimensions

H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 3.3 oz. (93.6 g)

Classification

Sword Furniture-Tsuba

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1917

Accession Number

17.229.17